Jobs at Flutterwave

Job Summary

• As Frontend Engineer, you will manage and seamlessly blend front-end and back-end web development. You will be responsible for implementing visual and interactive elements that users engage with through their when using our products.
• Translation of the UI/UX design wireframes to actual code that will produce visual elements of the application.

Key Responsibilities

• Attend developer events Develop new user-facing features
• Create innovative solutions to web design issues to help make the application more visually appealing and enhance usability.
• Ensure quick Updates on our products application to make them effective.
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs.
• Ensures Troubleshooting and fixing issues on a product’s Frontend.
• Produce application architecture design translated from high-level product/user requirements.
• Design, develop and deliver code that can support new product feature/enhancements in an agile environment.
• Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability.
• Assure that all user input is validated before submitting to back-end.
• Develop plan, process and timeline for development projects.
• Analyze, design and develop tests and test-automation suites.
• Provide ongoing maintenance, support and enhancements in existing systems and
  platforms.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with users, project managers, product managers and
  other engineers to achieve elegant solutions.
• Provide recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Work alongside other engineers on the team to elevate technology and consistently
  apply best practices.
• Contribute towards team, department and company goals.
• Competence and Skill Requirements:Proven work experience in software engineeringExperience in consuming and designing RESTful APIs.
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of the organization’s product and service
  offerings.
• In-depth understanding of software development languages like html, css, sass, javascript.
• In-depth understanding of software development frameworks like Vue.js.
• Implement front-end components with Vue.js framework.
• Test, update and optimize the application for performance and security.
• Write reusable, effective, and scalable JavaScript code.
• Knowledge of writing unit tests or automated JavaScript testing.
• Build modular and reusable components and libraries.
• Capable of delivering on multiple competing priorities with little supervision.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to quickly learn new technologies
• Attitude to work
• Ability to grasp project requirements quickly.

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About the Quality Assurance Engineer Role

• The team is looking for a customer-focused, passionate, and committed tester, who will strive for quality and excellence in the company’s products as we grow and expand across Africa and beyond.
• As a test engineer, your primary responsibilities will be to design, plan, communicate and execute an automated testing strategy in a fast-paced environment while also maintaining the quality of the product, and assisting other team members where applicable.
• You will be a part of the development of our offline business, hence your experience in test POS applications will be of advantage.

What Your Day-to-Day Activities Will Be

• You should be comfortable working on multiple projects simultaneously and working in a fast-paced environment.
• Work closely with business owners and product managers to define requirements and develop detailed test plans and test scenarios.
• Create quality test cases while creating both positive and negative path scenarios.
• Execute testing and assist with automated testing where applicable.
• When a product does not perform within specifications or user experience, identify, recreate, and log defects while recommending solutions and improvements.
• Stay up-to-date with new testing tools and test strategies, by evaluating, learning, and implementing the tools to the benefit of the products.
• Participate in knowledge sharing with other QA team members.
• Perform any other duties that may be required.

Requirements
Required competency and skillset to be a Waver:

• Proven work experience in software testing (Preferable in the Fintech space).
• Good knowledge of quality assurance terminology and methods.
• Good knowledge of any of the following programming languages [Java, (NodeJS) Javascript, C#, React Native (Typescript), Kotlin (Android), and Swift (IOS)]
• Good knowledge of database testing (performance and/or security testing is a plus)
• Good knowledge of any automated testing tools (Postman, Selenium, Cucumber…)
• Good, working, knowledge of SQL and scripting.
• Experience with test management tools (Jira, and/or Testrail)
• Strong oral and written communication skills and the ability to clearly articulate to all project members and stakeholders.
• Pays meticulous attention to detail.
• Good research skills.
• Good time commitment/management skills
• Self-motivated and willing to learn.

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Job Summary

• We are looking for a Node.js Developer responsible for managing the interchange of data between the server and the users.
• Your primary focus will be the development of all server-side logic, definition and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end.
• You will also be responsible for integrating the front-end elements built by your co-workers into the application.
• Therefore, a basic understanding of front-end technologies is necessary as well.
• As a senior, you would also contribute to the team building efforts, owning product feature development and mentoring juniors.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Implementation, testing, delivery and maintenance of product features (new and existing)
• Creating technical reports on feature implementations
• Research on existing/new product features and areas of improvement
• Commitment to creating and maintaining secure coding practices (and standards)
• Providing support for product features (when needed)
• Perform any other duties that may be assigned.

Key Performance Indicators

• Adherence to coding standards and best practices (95% one-time delivery)
• Quality of written codes
• 95% adherence to agreed timelines for project and tasks assigned
• % backlog burn rate
• # of escaped/prevented bugs (at least 5 per shipped feature in a sprint)
• # of shipped features (at least 2 per sprint)
• # of enhancements (due to research) on existing features (at least 5 per appraisal period)
• Avg. response time to enquires & complaints through channels (at least 5 minutes after enquiries / complaints are logged).

Requirements

• Candidates should possess relevant qualifications and work experience.

Competence and Skill Area:

• Good knowledge of Javascript/Java for the backend (NodeJS) [Typescript is a plus]
• Good, working, knowledge of a git
• Good, working, knowledge of the SQL query language (MySQL flavor). [Knowledge and understanding of ORMs is a plus]
• Good, working, knowledge of NoSQL databases (MongoDB especially). [Knowledge and understanding of ODMs is a plus]
• Good research skills
• Good time commitment/management skills
• Attention to details
• Quick learner.